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Training-style military rocket launcher "not a reason for concern"
The Ledger-Inquirer ^ | 05/19/04 | Mark Niesse

Posted on 05/19/2004 4:39:14 AM PDT by truthserum

ATLANTA - A military rocket launcher was found Tuesday near a rail-transit station, but the FBI said it looks to be a less-powerful model commonly used to train soldiers and would be unable to bring down an aircraft or destroy a train. . . . Lazarus said there was no cause for public alarm and the city's rail-transit system was not interrupted by the discovery.

(Excerpt) Read more at ledger-enquirer.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Georgia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: atlanta; homelanddefense; insurgency; rocketlauncher; terror; terrorists; training
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Post WWI German trained an army with wooden guns. Reports after the WTC attacks indicate good reason to believe that the murderous bastards that killed 3000 + Americans engaged in dry-runs of their planned routes and attacks.

Now we are told that the discovery of a training-style rocket launcher near Atlanta's rapid transit system, on a hill looking down on the tracks, "was no cause for public alarm." When will we learn. Even terrorist follow the precept that practice makes perfect.

1 posted on 05/19/2004 4:39:14 AM PDT by truthserum
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To: truthserum

Wasn't it James Woods (the actor) who reported middle eastern men on a flight behaving oddly just days before the attack?


2 posted on 05/19/2004 4:44:14 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Don't vote, president Kerry will thank you for it.)
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To: cripplecreek

Indeed he did...and was totally ignored.


3 posted on 05/19/2004 4:52:47 AM PDT by evad ("Such an enemy cannot be deterred, detained, appeased, or negotiated with. It can only be destroyed")
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To: truthserum

Has anyone seen a picture of this thing on the net?


4 posted on 05/19/2004 4:53:01 AM PDT by Riley (Need an experienced computer tech in the DC Metro area? I'm looking. Freepmail for details.)
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To: cripplecreek

Yep


5 posted on 05/19/2004 4:53:21 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (I know it doesn't make sense, I said it.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

Ya know! Between this and the empty suitcases found, I'm kinda creeped out.

(how are you and your lovely bride?)


6 posted on 05/19/2004 4:56:06 AM PDT by netmilsmom (Supporting our troops, 5/27 - M59 & Old Van Dyke! Yoller if you see us!)
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To: truthserum; aculeus; 2sheep; hellinahandcart; dighton; BearWash; happygrl
Lazarus said there was no cause for public alarm

Well what's *he* worried about... he was raised from the dead.

7 posted on 05/19/2004 4:56:42 AM PDT by Thinkin' Gal
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To: Siobhan

Ping. Ping. Ping.


8 posted on 05/19/2004 5:02:15 AM PDT by sockmonkey
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To: netmilsmom

Put your trust in The Lord and keep your eyes open. Fear is for non-believers and that isn't you.

Mrs Conspiracy Guy and I are doing great! I'll FreeMail you a picture.


9 posted on 05/19/2004 5:05:00 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (I know it doesn't make sense, I said it.)
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To: truthserum
There was no immediate indication of how it got there.

It got up and walked to the railroad all by itself, the same way the serin gas bomb got itself to the roadway. Ya know, I don't care if it's too small to destroy an entire train but is it powerful enough to damage the rails to cause the entire train to crash or could it destroy the car my family is in.

10 posted on 05/19/2004 5:05:14 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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To: Conspiracy Guy

You are right, of course!


11 posted on 05/19/2004 5:21:32 AM PDT by netmilsmom (Supporting our troops, 5/27 - M59 & Old Van Dyke! Yoller if you see us!)
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To: truthserum

Could this be the one that brought down Fight 800, initiating the largest conspiracy and coverup in world history?


12 posted on 05/19/2004 5:36:50 AM PDT by Agnes Heep (Solus cum sola non cogitabuntur orare pater noster)
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To: netmilsmom

It takes effort but it can and should be done.

You have been pinged!


13 posted on 05/19/2004 5:39:20 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (I know it doesn't make sense, I said it.)
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To: netmilsmom

What about the suitcases of body parts found at the Chesapeake Bay over the past few weeks??????? That's creepy, too.


14 posted on 05/19/2004 5:41:41 AM PDT by petitfour
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To: Agnes Heep

What they found was apparently a TRAINING AT-4 Launcher. It is NOT an anti-aircraft missle nor can the trainer fire any missles. Nor can it be modified to be used as a launcher. The fore end, laser transmitter, is removed and the shells are then disposed of as surplus. The most likely scenario is that it fell off a scrap car.


15 posted on 05/19/2004 5:45:44 AM PDT by USVet6792Retired (An Armed Society is a Polite Society)
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To: truthserum
No reason to worry??? Another excerpt from the article...

The M136 AT4 launcher is used by the Army to destroy light tanks. It will be examined further to be sure it is only a training model, said FBI spokesman Steve Lazarus. "If it is indeed a training device, it's something you can buy at any gun store ," he said.

Why can you buy something like this that can take out tanks at a gun store???

Can anybody send a link to the stuff on James Woods?

16 posted on 05/19/2004 5:46:20 AM PDT by Gordon_Blair
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To: Agnes Heep

Hearsay reports are that the bird that brought down flight 800 was a Swedish portable. It's optically guided, so it was targeted at the belly strobe.


17 posted on 05/19/2004 5:48:34 AM PDT by papertyger
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To: petitfour
What about the suitcases of body parts found at the Chesapeake Bay over the past few weeks??????? That's creepy, too.

Huh?

18 posted on 05/19/2004 5:50:32 AM PDT by papertyger
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To: USVet6792Retired
The most likely scenario is that it fell off a scrap car.All by itself?
19 posted on 05/19/2004 5:52:24 AM PDT by papertyger
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To: Gordon_Blair
Why can you buy something like this that can take out tanks at a gun store???

You can only buy expended ones; kind of like inert grenades used for paperweights.

20 posted on 05/19/2004 5:55:12 AM PDT by papertyger
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